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ⓘ About Jeremiah Healy
Jeremiah Healy was an American detective mystery author best known for the “John Francis Cuddy” series of thrillers. Healy was a former military police captain and sheriff’s officer. He went to Rutgers College and proceeded to Harvard, where he studied law and went on to practice and teach at the New England School of Law in Boston for nearly two decades. His debut novel was “Blunt Darts”, which first came out in 1984. The lead in the novel was one of detective fiction’s most favorite characters, John Francis Cuddy, a private investigator who plies his trade in Boston. Cuddy is violent though moral and honest man, who solves cases that the judicial system has failed to deal with.
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Murder in Vegas: New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation
Book 12 of 14 · published 2005
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Who is Jeremiah Healy?
Jeremiah Healy was an American detective mystery author best known for the “John Francis Cuddy” series of thrillers. Healy was a former military police captain and sheriff’s officer. He went to Rutgers College and proceeded to Harvard, where he studied law and went on to practice and teach at the New England School of Law in Boston for nearly two decades.
Which Jeremiah Healy series should I start with?
The best place to start is the John Francis Cuddy series, the earliest of Jeremiah Healy's multi-book series: it opens with Blunt Darts (1984) and runs to 13 books across 1984–1999, ending with Spiral (1999). Jeremiah Healy's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jeremiah Healy written?
Jeremiah Healy has 45 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1984 and 2012. 18 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the John Francis Cuddy series with 13 books — and 27 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jeremiah Healy's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jeremiah Healy's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are John Francis Cuddy (1984–1999, 13 books), John Francis Cuddy Collections (1998–2003, 2 books) and Mairead O'Clare Legal Mystery (2001–2003, 3 books).
How are Jeremiah Healy's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jeremiah Healy's 45 books into 3 named series and 27 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: John Francis Cuddy (13 books, 1984–1999); Mairead O'Clare Legal Mystery (3 books, 2001–2003); John Francis Cuddy Collections (2 books, 1998–2003).